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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD007407. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007407.pub3

Litt 2009.

Methods RCT; 2 arms; CBT + standard treatment; standard treatment; post‐treatment
Participants End of treatment: n = 54
Start of treatment: n = 54
Sex: 46 F; 8 M
Mean age: 41.0 (SD 11.0)
Source = dental clinics and dentists (15%); newspaper and web adverts (85%)
Diagnosis = temporomandibular disorder
Mean years of pain: 5.6 (SD 5.4)
Interventions CBT + standard treatment; standard treatment (splint, diet, NSAIDs)
Outcomes Primary pain outcome: MPI 0 to 6
Primary disability outcome: interference MPI 0 to 6
Primary mood outcome: CES‐D
Catastrophising outcome: data not available
Pain Intensity MPI 0 to 6
CES‐D Depression
Interference with activity MPI 0 to 6
2 items modified from Catastrophising Sub‐Scale CSQ
Several times daily sampling of pain, control, affect, coping, catastrophising
Notes CBT versus TAU: analyses 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
2011 update search
Yates quality scale: total quality 14/35, design quality 11/26, treatment quality 3/9
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Computerised urn randomisation
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Not reported
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Attrition not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Fully reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Not reported